Detection of six common trichothecene toxins in oats by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

• Published in: Shanghai Yufang Yixue Vol. 36; no. 7; pp. 653 - 660
• Main Authors: CHEN Po, NING Xiao, LI Jingyun, CAO Jin, HOU Xiaoyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Shanghai Preventive Medicine Association 01.07.2024
• Subjects: oat; response surface; trichothecene toxin; ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (uhplc-ms/ms)
• DOI: 10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2024.24111
• ISSN: 1004-9231

ObjectiveTo establish a method using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) for the detection of six common trichothecene toxins in oats.MethodsOats were selected as the research subject in this study. Response surface design was used to optimize the QuEChERS extraction method. Additionally, a rapid and efficient strategy for sample extraction and purification was developed. Combined with UHPLC-MS/MS, six commonly co-occurring trichothecene toxins in oats were quantitatively analyzed simultaneously.ResultsThis method demonstrated good analytical performance for each analyte across the corresponding concentration ranges (r>0.99), with accuracy ranging from 87.26% to 99.64%. The inter-day and intra-day relative standard deviations were less than 6.8% and 5.5%, respectively, indicating its potential for practical application. This method was used to detect mycotoxins in 12 oat samples from China, and it was found that one sample exceeded the standard limits for deoxyn